The attitude of juh-wuh? This one means “trust, but be ready to correct, no more one than the other.” Trust your horse to do his job, and if he makes a mistake, help him: answer his question, bring him in for reassurance and try again, ask for the gait again, or whatever is appropriate for [...]
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In which I reveal a success with Salsa and a road trip with Rocky.
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In which I report on Salsa’s attitude about respect, and stuff I’m learning from it.
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In which I reveal in agonizing detail what I did with my horses today, although I took pity and separated it with a jump link.
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In which I record today’s sessions with each horse, and include several pictures.
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In which I ask the gold hotline a freestyle riding question and get confirmation that I am internalizing the principles and applying them to day-to-day horsemanship.
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In which I begin a trail program with Rocky.
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In which I talk about leadership and respect in a herd of three.
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In which I bullet point today’s long session, resisting the urge to write 5,000 words about it.
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In which I ponder the power of intention and the relativity of ‘pretty soon.’
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From a Q&A with Linda in the Savvy Club vault, about how long to do a pattern in a given session: What you have to make sure of is that you are taking care of his Horsenality™. For example, if your horse is a Right-Brain Extrovert you stay on the Pattern until he is calm [...]
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In which I discover that I have more arrows in my quiver and can deal with situations with savvy, given enough peace to think it through.
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In which I connect the audition scene in ‘Men in Black’ with reading horses.
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In which I ponder a new way to think about acting appropriate to horsenality, after a session with equal parts success and mistakes.
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In which I try something brand new and out of my depth … and attempt to keep swimming.
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Dick Francis Novels
I re-read the entire collection of Dick Francis novels at least once a year.
